Conduction of topologically-protected charged ferroelectric domain walls

Details Conduction of topologically-protected charged ferroelectric domain walls Conduction of topologically-protected charged ferroelectric domain walls

2011-12-28

arxiv.org/abs/1112.6193v1

Phys. Rev. Lett. 108, 077203 (2012)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Strongly Correlated Electrons

8 pages, 4 figures

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevLett.108.077203

We report on the observation of nanoscale conduction at ferroelectric domain walls in hexagonal HoMnO3 protected by the topology of multiferroic vortices using in situ conductive atomic force microscopy, piezoresponse force microscopy, and kelvin-probe force microscopy at low temperatures. In addition to previously observed Schottky-like rectification at low bias [Phys. Rev. Lett., 104, 217601 (2010)], conductance spectra reveal that negatively charged tail-to-tail walls exhibit enhanced conduction at high forward bias, while positively charged head-to-head walls exhibit suppressed conduction at high reverse bias. Our results pave the way for understanding the semiconducting properties of the domains and domain walls in small-gap ferroelectrics.

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